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Lahti–Loviisa Railway
The Lahti–Loviisa railway (, ), also called the Loviisa railway (, ) is a 1,524 mm (5 ft) railway in Finland, running between the Lahti railway station and the Port of Loviisa. History The predecessor of the contemporary Lahti–Loviisa railway was the private narrow-gauge railway between Loviisa and Niemi in Lahti: its construction was completed on 19 February 1900, was opened for provisional traffic on 29 August 1900 and was formally inaugurated on 23 February 1904. While the idea of converting the line to the standard gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm) was first brought up before the 1930s, it was later connected with a plan to connect inner Finland to a sea harbour via the Lahti–Heinola railway and its planned extension further north. While the gauge conversion plan was finalized by the spring of 1936, the project was put on hold due to the Second World War. The rebuilding of the Loviisa line was brought back up in the 1950s upon the stabilizing of societal and economic condit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennala
Pennala () is a village in the northern part of the Orimattila municipality in Päijänne Tavastia, Finland, located about south of Lahti. At the end of 2017, the village had 950 inhabitants. The Lahti–Loviisa railway runs east of the village. Pennala is believed to have been formed at the end of the 15th century, as two houses are mentioned in the land register of 1539. In 1707, there were three houses: Knaapila, Sulku and Uotila. After this, Knaapila was divided between the inheriting brothers, which formed Mattila and Peltola, the village's remaining homesteads today. According to court documents, the Pennala house, which gave the village its current name, has been located in the village since the beginning of the 18th century. The village's services include a primary school, a kindergarten, a kiosk, and a volunteer fire department A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In Finland
This is a list of railway lines on the Finnish rail network, including lists of stations on the most important lines. The lines and the stations are owned by the Finnish Transport Agency. VR Group has a monopoly on passenger transport. As of 2011, it is the only operator of freight trains as well even though freight transport is open for private companies. Passenger lines Line 1: Helsinki–Turku (Rantarata/Kustbanan) International line A: Helsinki–Moscow * Helsinki Central * Pasila * Tikkurila * Lahti * Kouvola * * Vyborg * St Petersburg Finland terminal * St Petersburg Ladozhsky terminal * Tver * Moscow Leningradsky terminal Other lines * Line 2: Karis– Hanko ( Hanko–Hyvinkää railway) * Line 3: Helsinki–Tampere * Line 9: Turku–Tampere–Jyväskylä–Joensuu * Line 11: Tampere–Haapamäki–Seinäjoki * Line 12: Helsinki–Kotka * Line 13: Helsinki–Kuopio–Oulu * Line 18: Iisalmi–Ylivieska * See also: Lapponia (train) Future lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Level Crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line or the road etc. crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass or tunnel. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate Right-of-way (railroad), right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion. Other names include railway level crossing, railway crossing (chiefly international), grade crossing or railroad crossing (chiefly American), road through railroad, criss-cross, train crossing, and RXR (abbreviated). There are more than 100,000 level crossings in Europe and more than 200,000 in North America. Road-grade crossings are considered incompatible with high-speed rail and are virtually non-existent in European high-speed train operations. File:The 5.20 for West Kirby leaving Hoylake - geograph.org.uk - 1503619.jpg, A level crossing at Hoylake, Merseyside, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Industry
The wood industry or timber industry (sometimes lumber industry – when referring mainly to sawed boards) is the industry concerned with forestry, logging, timber trade, and the production of primary forest products and wood products (e.g. furniture) and secondary products like wood pulp for the pulp and paper industry. Some of the largest producers are also among the biggest owners of forest. The wood industry has historically been and continues to be an important sector in many economies. Distinction In the narrow sense of the terms, wood, forest, forestry and timber/lumber industry appear to point to different sectors, in the industrialized, internationalized world, there is a tendency toward huge integrated businesses that cover the complete spectrum from silviculture and forestry in private primary or secondary forests or plantations via the logging process up to wood processing and trading and transport (e.g. timber rafting, forest railways, logging roads). Processing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is a type of fossil fuel, formed when dead plant matter decays into peat which is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years. Vast deposits of coal originate in former wetlands called coal forests that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian (geology), Pennsylvanian) and Permian times. Coal is used primarily as a fuel. While coal has been known and used for thousands of years, its usage was limited until the Industrial Revolution. With the invention of the steam engine, coal consumption increased. In 2020, coal supplied about a quarter of the world's primary energy and over a third of its Electricity generation, electricity. Some iron and steel-maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liljendal
Liljendal is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,472 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of of which is water. The population density was . The municipality was bilingual, with majority (74.9%) being Swedish and minority (23.8%) Finnish speakers. The municipality has previously also been known as Liljentaali in Finnish documents. Liljendal was consolidated to Loviisa, together with Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää, on January 1, 2010. History Liljendal was originally the name of a seat farm (säteri) in the village of Sävträsk. Its name may have been derived from that of an old Cistercian monastery in Lower Saxony, ''Lilienthal''. At the time, it was a part of the Pernå Pernå (, Sweden ; ) is a former municipality of Finland. Pernå is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernå
Pernå (, Sweden ; ) is a former municipality of Finland. Pernå is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 3,961 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of of which is water. The population density was . The municipality was bilingual, with the majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers. Pernå is the oldest municipality in the Eastern Uusimaa region. The current municipalities of Lapinjärvi, Liljendal and Loviisa were originally part of it. Mikael Agricola, the founder of written Finnish was born in Pernå in the early 16th century. He is also considered to be the "Reformator of Finland" in the transfer from Catholicism to Lutheranism. Situated conveniently by the coast, and engulfing also a small river, the lands of Pernå were attractive at a time when waterways rather than proper roads provided the means of transport. There are a number of manor houses in the Pernå area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapinjärvi (municipality)
Lapinjärvi (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lapinjärvi is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lapinjärvi is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Lapinjärvi covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Iitti, Kouvola, Loviisa, Myrskylä and Orimattila. Lapinjärvi is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages. Lapinjärvi lake is located near the administrative village center in Lapinjärvi. Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Lapinjärvi: * Swedish People's Party 33.2% * Centre Party 16.8% *True Finns 16.2% *National Coalition Party 11.2% *Social Democratic Party 10.4% *Green League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrskylä
Myrskylä (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Myrskylä is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population. The population of Myrskylä is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Myrskylä covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa. Myrskylä is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages. The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated from Pernå by Isaacus Rothovius, the Bishop of Turku, and confirmed by Christina, the Queen of Sweden. Geography There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylän ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (, ), shortened to FTIA, is a Finnish government agency responsible for the maintenance of Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...'s road, rail, and waterway systems. The agency's annual budget is 2.1 billion euros. The parent organization is the Ministry of Transport and Communications. History Until 1 January 2019 the name of the agency was Finnish Transport Agency (, ). Finnish Transport Agency was founded in January 2010. The agency took over the operations of three separate transportation agencies; the Finnish Rail Administration (RHK, , ), the Finnish Maritime Administration, (, ) and the Finnish Road Administration (, ). In January 2019 due to changes in the organizations, the traffic control tasks for road t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
